OT: General knowledge test #334A

[wire chief]

Go Tina, Go Asjha, Go Kalana, Go Jessica, Go Rene, Go et al.

But here do not go into research nor reprint questions.

1..Ten become the Bill of Rights, but how many did the states not include?

2.."Warden, warden, warden, won't you break your lock & key."

3..The university team known as the Hilltoppers?

4..Shakespeare makes her a defense lawyer, and later she "faces life".

5..Florida's longest (310m) river?

6..Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" is used in NFL games to sell..?

7..Word play: Many in society rely on headmen(?) and fish preparers(?).

8..It(?) has 27 confirmed moons.

9..Teddy establishes ______ _____ in Wy. as our 1st nat'l monument.

10.."I'll be first in line. Honey, I'm still free."

11..City(?) in Spain has a mosque centerpiece named Mesquita.

12..During which World's Fair was a capsule intended for 6939 buried?

13..Within 25 years when was the Maid Of Orleans executed?

 

[geordi]

3. Western Kentucky
5. St. John's River ???
8 Uranus
9. The Devil's Tower; Yellowstone was the first national PARK
11. Cordoba - it's beautiful
13. I think it was the early 1400s - I'll say 1420 to be safe.

 

[pinotbear]

12. guessing 1939..was that New York?

 

[DriveLH]

2. From the movie "Crybaby" - Johnny Depp

 

[rbny1]

4. Portia in the Merchant of Venice

 

[meyers7]

3. Western Kentucky
8. Still not as many as me.
10. Take a Chance on Me. ABBA.
13. Joan of Arc. Some time in the 1400's. Can't remember early or late though.

 

[VAUConnFan]

1. Two
3. Western Kentucky
8. Saturn
8. Jupiter
9. Old Faithful
11. Alhambra
11. Seville
12.1939 New York World's Fair
13. 1418

 

[vtcwbuff]

5. St John's
9. Devil's Tower
11. The Cathedral in Cordoba was once a mosque but unless something has changed recently, it is a Catholic church and has been one since the Moors were kicked out of Spain. I've been there a couple of times and it's a beautiful building.
12. Early 15th century. Somewhere between 1400-1450?

 

[ed4ourgirls]

8. Jupiter
13. let's say 1440

 

[wire chief]

1..VAUC is righteous here with 2.

2..Don't know if it were in Cry Baby, but I do know the song is BEEN DOWN SO LONG by the Doors.

3..Western Kentucky, so sayeth geordi, VAUC & meyers.

4..Rbny has the Shakespeare part in PORTIA. Still, I was looking for someone to identify that Portai Faces Life
was an old radio show.

5..St. Johns River--VTC & geordi. (You're wondering if it has gators. Oh my, yes.)

6..Bud Light--'fess up; some of you thought it was black cats or shattered mirrors.

7..I guess you all live in apartments where you just don't worry about leaders and gutters.

8..Oh, you're millions of miles off, except geordi in citing Uranus.

9..Geordi & VTC have Devils Tower.

10..Meyers listens to ABBA...constantly--TAKE A CHANCE ON ME.

11..How did geordi & VTC get this? Why, THEY CAME TO CORDOBA, or maybe it was Corduva. I can't be sure.

12..1939, NYC--Pinot & VAUC.

13..1431--Several of you are on target.

10 of 13 here.

 

[rbny1]

4..Rbny has the Shakespeare part in PORTIA. Still, I was looking for someone to identify that Portai Faces Life was an old radio show.

I'm old, but not that old.

 

[wire chief]

I'm old, but not that old.

Me too, but Mom was.

 

[meyers7]

1..VAUC is righteous here with 2.



10..Meyers listens to ABBA...constantly--TAKE A CHANCE ON ME.

Mamma Mia is my wife's favorite...soooo......

 

[TXs N Os]

3. In addition to Western Kentucky, the sports teams at St. Edward's University (in Austin) are also known as the Hilltoppers.

 

[meyers7]

3. In addition to Western Kentucky, the sports teams at St. Edward's University (in Austin) are also known as the Hilltoppers.

Well I learned 3 things today.
St. Edwards University is called the Hilltoppers
St. Edwards University is in Austin
And St. Edwards University exists.

 

[wire chief]

Mamma Mia is my wife's favorite...soooo......

And that's what you cry out when you...